The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday questioned Congress president Rahul Gandhi's Mahakaleshwar temple visit. 'Does he wear a janeu, what is his gotra?' party spokesperson Sambit Patra questioned.

Indore: Targetting Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his visit to Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday asked what was Gandhi's 'gotra', and if he 'wore ajaneu'.

"If Rahul wears a janeu, what type of janeu does he wear? What is his gotra," Patra questioned in Indore. Earlier, he also said that the people of this country are intelligent and added that the same Rahul Gandhi, who coined the term saffron terrorism, is visiting temples before polls. Launching a scathing attack on the Congress president, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also added that Gandhi should remove Shashi Tharoor for 'bad mouthing Lord Shiva'.

Speaking at his book launch in Bengaluru, Tharoor had said, "There is an extraordinarily striking metaphor expressed by an unnamed RSS source to a journalist, who expressed the frustration to curb Modi- 'Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a Shivling. You can't remove him with your hand and you cannot hit it with a chappal (slipper) either."

Gandhi too had revoked Lord Shiva in November last and said that he was a devotee of Shiva. The BJP has since been criticising the Congress for using Lord Shiva as an election gimmick.

Gandhi, who has been visiting temples in poll-bound states, in a bid to shed his anti-Hindu image, also addressed a rally in Ujjain after visiting the Mahakaleshwar temple. "Someone told me that corruption took place in Kumbh Mela & there should be a CBI inquiry. How will CBI conduct an inquiry when CBI director was removed at 2 am in the night?

'Does he wear a janeu, what is his gotra?' BJP questions Rahul Gandhi's Mahakaleshwar temple visitDescription:The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday questioned Congress president Rahul Gandhi's Mahakaleshwar temple visit. 'Does he wear a janeu, what is his gotra?' party spokesperson Sambit Patra questioned.Times Now